20250316003019A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech V35A · Englewood, CO · March 16, 2025

Date: March 16, 2025 · 17:40 local
Place: Englewood, CO
Airport: Centennial
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N7987R
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN25LA126
Reported as: Beech V35A
Reported engine: Continental IO-520 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0

N7987RRegistered now · Beech V35AS/N D-8975 · Built 1969 Airframe modelBeech V35A Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Alternator light came on in the south-west corner of Wyoming. Aircraft touch downed at apa. Shortly after touchdown, right main landing gear collapsed. Aircraft veered to the right of the runway. Aircraft made contact with airport sign. Aircraft nose and left main landing gear collapsed at a junction between the runway and a taxi way. Damage to underside of aircraft. Damage to leading edge of RH wing. Damage to propeller.

As the FAA filed it

ALTERNATOR LIGHT CAME ON IN THE SOUTH-WEST CORNER OF WYOMING. AIRCRAFT TOUCH DOWNED AT APA. SHORTLY AFTER TOUCHDOWN, RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT MADE CONTACT WITH AIRPORT SIGN. AIRCRAFT NOSE AND LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AT A JUNCTION BETWEEN THE RUNWAY AND A TAXI WAY. DAMAGE TO UNDERSIDE OF AIRCRAFT. DAMAGE TO LEADING EDGE OF RH WING. DAMAGE TO PROPELLER.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN25LA126Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedPreliminary reportEngelwood, COOn March 16, 2025, at 1741 mountain daylight time, a Beech V35 airplane, N7987R, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Englewood, Colorado. The pilot was not injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal…Mar 16, 2025 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N7987R · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 19990816026449IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Belleville, MI(-23) Pilot landed on runway 18 at Larsen airport with the touch down point approx 300 feet beyond the threshold as stated by the pilot in command. Runway is a sod runway and was wet at the time as verufued by the iic. This was verified by means of a walk…Aug 16, 1999 · Minor damage